Packing.



J. NEWLIN.

PACKING.

APPLIoA'rIoN FILED Amas, 1911.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

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einstimmen angnsxgxeii., V seria; No.7 543,020.

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Be itV known that I,- JAMESA liliinwftafl,citi..- zen`V of the United States, residingat Bure lingtdn, in the "county of Ala'niance.` and" State of North Carolina, haveinventedcer?A`` tain new and useful Improvements infP'ack-f:

ing, of which the following is a speci'lca*-` tion. o Y i i This invention omprehends Vcertainnewu and, useful improvements 1n packing, and

relates particulary tol packing for rota'ryf'f fluid turbines, andthe like,

engines, elastic where diiiiculty has heretofore been experi-'I enced in preventing thefiuijd pressure mea.r

dium from leaking out of the casingjthrough the bearings in which the rotor or the shaft thereof is journaled. i i

The invention has for its primary object a very simple and inexpensive construction of rotary engine packing, which can. be easily applied to the rotating element, and which will be positive in its action to preclude the possibility of any leakage of presisure, the packing having a lirm'ted longi: tudinal movement-on the rotating .elementi that carries it and being held by the expansive power of the elastlc-iuid medium out against the inner wall of the casing at the bearing, so as to produce a very eective and non-leaking joint.

With these and other objects in view as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists Vincertain constructions, arrangements and combines tions of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the inven tion, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a sectional view of one of my improved packings, the same being vshown in applied position and only so much of a rotary engine being showrnas is necessary to illustrate the application of the device, and its operation. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the packing in applied position, the section being taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a perspectiveivew thereof, detached.

Corresponding `nd like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of theA drawings by the same reference characters.`

In the accompanying' drawing, for the purpose oi illustration only, I have shown a rotatingelement 1 in the form of a shaft, v'a'ltho'ligli it is to be understood that'the de- 1" vicelmay be applied with-equal facility to a rotor'niounted on a shaft, and at 2 is shown 'arpiticn of `one head of the engine casing, vthe,sainebeing formed with the ordinary ,bearing sleeve 2 in vwhich the rotating elementisjiournaled.

i Vimprovedpacking' comprises a cylin rdrrical; member orl collar 3 which is mounted for Vailimifted longitudinal movementon the rotatingelement 1, said collar being-formed with ,anfoutstand-ing annular flange 4 which is 4adapted to abut aganist the inner wall of 'the head 2 of the casing atl the journal joint,

as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

The rotating element or shaft 1 is formed with an annular groove 5, in which a packing'rhlg 6 is mounted, said ring being ex: pansille and bearing tightly against the inner wal-I- of the collar 3.

The rotating element or shaft 1 has a pin 7 secured to it, and the collar 3 is formed in its adjoining edge with a recess 8 accommodating said pin, whereby to limit the movement of the collar in one direction upon the shaft and to compel said collar to turn with the shaft, while at the same time the collar is permitted to have a tree movement toward the adjoinin wall of the casing.

From the forego ng description in connection with the accompanying drawing, the operation of my improved packing will be apparent. a

In the practical 'ruse of. the device, the pressure of the elastic Huid medium, such as 4 in a manner to securely hold the same 1n engagement with thb inner face of the casing wall so as to preclude the possibility of a eak at this point, and the packing ring thus will correspondingly prevent any leakage between the rotating shaft 1 and the packing colla'r.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a Very simple and inexpensive packing for rotary engines and the like, which may be easily applied and which will not be liable to getout of order, or become defective in use.

While the accompanying drawing shows what I believe to be the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto, but that various changes may be made in the construction, arrangement and proportions of the arts without departing from the scope o the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Preferably, the outer face of the bearing collar has partially embedded therein a predetermined number of settings 9 of block tin, so as to reduce the friction.

Havin thus described the invention, what is claime .y as new is: A Y

1. The combination with a casing wall and a rotary element journaled therein, of a packing collar niounted on said rotary element, a packing ring encircling said element within the collar and expandingagainst the inner Wall of the latter, the co1- lar being formed with an outstanding ange adapted to abut against said Wall, and a. connection between said collar and rotary element permitting a limited longitudinal movement ofthe ormer, but compelling a simultaneous rotary movement of the two.

2. The combination with a casing wall and a rotary element journaled therein, of a packing colar snugly encircling the rotary element, but movable longitudinallyV thereon, said collar being formed with an ontd standing annular flange adapted to ablit 'against said wall and being formed in its ture in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES NnwnIN. [n 8.]

Witnesses:

W. N WoonsoN, FREDERICK S. S/rrr'r. 

